Open Arts Essex
Mental Health & Addictions · Charity/Voluntary Organisation · Southend-on-Sea
Award-winning community arts and wellbeing programme delivering 12-week visual arts courses for people experiencing mental health problems.
Open Arts is an evidence-based community arts and wellbeing programme that helps people manage their mental health through creativity. Participants aged 16+ who have experienced mental health problems or who are carers join free 12-week visual arts courses led by professional artists in Southend and Brentwood.
Contact
Phone: 01268 775598
Website: https://www.openartsessex.org
Email: info@openartsessex.org
Address: Various Southend venues, SS1
Opening hours: Course-dependent
Who it's for
Who they help: People wanting creative routes to wellbeing
Eligibility: Adults aged 16+ with mental health needs or who are carers
Area covered: Southend-on-Sea
Not suitable for: This service is for people aged 16 and over, and the courses are only run in Southend and Brentwood. You do need to be able to travel to one of these locations to take part.
Information last verified May 2026. Printed from https://www.socialprescriber.co.uk/charities/open-arts-essex